1. Center for Epidemiologic Research in Asia, Shiga University of Medical Science
2. Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Shiga University of Medical Science
3. Department of Cardiac Surgery, Cardiovascular Center, Cho-Ray Hospital
4. Department of Public Health, Shiga University of Medical Science
5. Department of Hygiene, School of Medicine, Wakayama Medical University
6. Department of Public Health, Okayama University, Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
7. Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Fudan University
8. Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science
9. Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Juntendo University